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1) In the Search engine on the left, type in the name you would like to give your page. Press Go.
2) You will be told the page doesn't exist, and you will be prompted to create this page.
Press this link.
3) Begin creating your wiki!
1) You have to begin from an existing page
2) Press EDIT (at top) to edit this existing page
3) Then press the Ab button above to add a link to a new (not yet existing)
page. This will be your page!
4) Give your new page a name inside the brackets
that appear and save the document.
5) Your page will appear as a red hyperlink.
6) Click on the red hyperlink to create your page.
7) This will take you to your actual page and you can begin creating your wiki!
Normally on a computer, to switch lines, you just press ENTER.
On the wiki, if you want a LINE BREAK, type br at the end of your sentence.
Make sure a < comes before br and a > comes after it -- no spaces.
Your next sentence will start on the line below.
If you want another line break (say, for double-spacing) repeat the above process.
Repeat this process over and over to create multiple line breaks.
1) Select "Upload file" on the left under Toolbox.
2) Press Browse... and select the file you want to upload.
3) Click Open to attach your file and Upload File to place it on the wiki.
4) Go to the page you would like the file to appear on.
5) In your toolbar, select the File link button (looks like a trumpet)
to create an Internal Link to the file .
6) The following appears: Media:Example.ogg -- the link will be framed with two sets of
square brackets
7) Replace the Example.ogg with the name of your file = e.g. Testing.doc
8) GIVE IT A NAME: Media: Testing.doc|Insert Name -- the link will be framed with two sets of
square brackets
9) Save your work.
Your students will now be able to download and view this document!
This helps with missed assignments, easier access for students, and less photocopying
for teachers.
Please visit these links for editing tips!
1) To add a photo, begin by pressing UPLOAD FILE under the TOOLBOX on the left.
2) Upload the file/photo and give it a name: avoid spaces in the name.
3) Don't forget about the extension -- usually .jpg ---- e.g. Earl.jpg
4) Your photo has been uploaded to the wiki!
1) Go to the page you want the photo to appear in
2) Make sure you are in EDIT mode
3) Place the cursor where you would like the photo to appear
4) Click the EMBEDDED FILE button above (looks like a picture with a white frame)
5) You will see the following: Image:Example.jpg --- there will be 2 sets of square brackets on
either side as well
6) Replace "Example.jpg" with the name you gave your photo
7) Save the page and the picture will appear
1) Use the \ button to help with this (it is below the backspace)
2) You will have to hold down shift when pressing \ to turn it into a line = |
3) Use the | to seperate info after your Name.jpg = Name.jpg|300px|right|frame|
SIZE: pictures are auto-formatted in px = pixels. Type |###px| to
adjust size -- the # is
whatever number you want. Play around with adjusting the size until you get the size you want
ALLIGNMENT: type |left| |center| or |right| to allign the picture
FRAME: type |frame| to put a frame around the picture
TEXT: type |Text you want| and it will appear below the picture